- pend
- , -an, -en, -ul (L). Hang, hanging
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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pend — pend … Dictionnaire des rimes
Pend — is a Scottish architectural term referring to a passageway that passes through a building, often from a street through to a courtyard, and typically designed for vehicular rather than exclusively pedestrian access. [cite web… … Wikipedia
pend — / pend/ vi: to be pending the action pend s as to the third party Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Pend — Pend, n. Oil cake; penock. [India] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pend — Pend, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pending}.] [L. pendere.] 1. To hang; to depend. [R.] [1913 Webster] Pending upon certain powerful motions. I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. To be undecided, or in process of adjustment. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pend — Pend, v. t. [Cf. pen to shut in, or AS. pyndan, E. pound an inclosure.] To pen; to confine. [R.] [1913 Webster] ended within the limits . . . of Greece. Udall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pend — [pend] vi. [OFr pendre < L pendere, to weigh, hang: see PENDANT] 1. to await judgment or decision 2. Dial. to depend … English World dictionary
pend — /pend/, v.i. 1. to remain undecided or unsettled. 2. to hang. 3. Obs. to depend. [1490 1500; L pendere to be suspended, hang, depend] * * * … Universalium
pend — (v.) c.1500, “to depend, to hang,” from Fr. pendre, from L.L. pendere “to hang” (see PENDANT (Cf. pendant)). In some cases short for DEPEND (Cf. depend) … Etymology dictionary
pend|en|cy — «PEHN duhn see», noun, plural cies. the state or condition of being pending or continuing undecided or awaiting settlement: »The mere pendency of such charges impairs my further service on the commission (Newsweek) … Useful english dictionary
pend — ap·pend; ap·pend·age; ap·pend·aged; ap·pend·ance; com·pend; de·pend; de·pend·abil·i·ty; de·pend·able; de·pend·able·ness; de·pend·ably; de·pend·ing·ly; ex·pend; ex·pend·abil·i·ty; ex·pend·er; ex·pend·i·ture; im·pend; im·pend·ent; pend; pre·pend;… … English syllables
